AMUR Reaver Bf.109G/K Updates 1:32 (for Revell)

[Mike]

Bf.109G Updates
1:32 AMUR Reaver

If you've heard of AMUR Reaver before now, you're one up on me, but they're a Russian company that produces aftermarket parts for existing kits, and if I may so so, their stuff is rather nice and professionally presented. They produce resin, Photo-Etch (PE) and mixed media kits, with the more bulky sets arriving in little plastic boxes that have press-down lids in the Tupperware stylee.

They have a substantial collection of sets for the new 1:32 Bf.109G, as well as props of various types including for the K. We have a small selection from their catalogue in for review today, but more are available, both with and without PE.

Bf.109G-5/6/14 Erla Built Cowling (RP3204)

This set arrives in a little airtight container, and contains nine parts in resin on five casting blocks, plus two small PE sheets, one of which has been nickel-plated. The cowling is the largest part, with superb detail moulded in, encompassing almost the whole upper nose from aft of the first panel line to level with the break between the windscreen and canopy. A little cutting of the kit fuselage will be needed, but this is facilitated by the upper area being a separate part anyway, which makes for shorter cuts. With this in place, the modeller adds the PE exhaust shrouds as well as a small PE shape at the front of the exhausts that a depression must be made to mimic the scallop that is there, unless you'd prefer to use the resin parts instead. The supercharger intake and four small intakes in resin fit to the cowling as shown on the box top, and the kit chin-scoop for the oil cooler is replaced by the remaining resin part, which is wafer thin. Inside you place the nickel-plated radiator mesh parts, which fold over to give it a more 3D look.

A lovely set with superb detail to augment what Revell provide in the box.

Bf.109G Airscrew 12087 A-Type & Bf.109K Airscrew 9-12159 A-type

Whilst those titles are a quite a mouthful, the use of the correct word "Airscrew" for what we incorrectly call a propeller or prop is nice to see. These props… sorry airscrews arrive in a diminutive little pot, secured under the integral lid in bubble-wrap. The parts have already been cleaned up, so all you need to do is give them a wash in warm soapy water, then glue them together after perusing the parts to see the lovely rivet, panel line and boss detail that is visible within the blade cut-outs. The blades themselves are smooth and well-cast, having subtle differences in shape between the G and K variants. The parts slot snugly into their sockets, and you could leave them unglued, but if you plan on gluing them it might be sensible to construct a simple jig to ensure they all sit at the correct angle, as the sockets and pins are both circular.

Casting and detail are very good, although a small resin jig for blade installation might have eased construction.

Bf.109G Airscrew 12087 A-Type


Bf.109K Airscrew 9-12159 A-Type

Conclusion
Check out their website from the links, and you'll see that AMUR Reaver have a great range of interesting parts, with these being some of the nicest parts I've seen in a while, of very high standard, professionally presented.

Currently available by contacting them on [email protected]

Review sample courtesy of